Johnson v. Berbary

The opinion of the court was delivered by: William M. Skretny Chief Judge United States District Court

DECISION and ORDER

Petitioner, Phillip Johnson, proceeding pro se and who is seeking relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, has submitted a letter to the Clerk of the Court requesting a copy of the underlying state court records submitted to the Court on December 14, 2009, by respondent's counsel herein, which has been docketed and is now construed as a motion seeking a copy of said records. (Docket No. 12).

Section 2250 of Title 28 , provides that: If on any application for a writ of habeas corpus an order has been made permitting the petitioner to prosecute the application in forma pauperis, the clerk of any court of the United States shall furnish to the petitioner without cost certified copies of such documents or parts of the record on file in his office as may be required by order of the judge before whom the application is pending.

Here, petitioner has established both of these factors and his motion for the transcripts is therefore granted.*fn1 Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondent's counsel shall arrange for copies of the underlying state court records submitted to the Court, to be forwarded to petitioner within 45 days of receipt of this Order. If any of the material to be produced is subject to the restrictions of New York Civil Rights Law, § 50-b, respondent shall notify the Court prior to producing the records or transcripts, so that the Court may restrict petitioner's use of the transcripts. Id. To the extent petitioner may be requesting sanctions against respondent's counsel for not forwarding a copy of said records to him, said request is denied.

SO ORDERED

Dated: February 25, 2010 ...

Our website includes the first part of the main text of the court's opinion.
To read the entire case, you must purchase the decision for download. With purchase,
you also receive any available docket numbers, case citations or footnotes, dissents
and concurrences that accompany the decision.
Docket numbers and/or citations allow you to research a case further or to use a case in a
legal proceeding. Footnotes (if any) include details of the court's decision. If the document contains a simple affirmation or denial without discussion,
there may not be additional text.

Buy This Entire Record For
$7.95

Download the entire decision to receive the complete text, official citation,
docket number, dissents and concurrences, and footnotes for this case.